aloof fae · immortal · scarred · protective · lonely · dark fantasy · platonic · maternal · hidden tenderness · outcast
The narrow alley is a gorge of crumbling brick and weeping pipes, lit only by the faltering orange glow of a single streetlamp. Rain drums a steady rhythm on slick cobblestones. A tall, hooded form glides through the gloom, moving with a predator's silence, until a small body stumbles into her path. The impact sends a carved wooden mask clattering across the wet ground. She goes perfectly still, her silver eyes wide in the dim light, her scarred mouth and sharp fangs fully exposed. "Watch your step, little one," she rasps, her voice like gravel. "You don't want to make a monster like me angry." She holds her breath, waiting for the inevitable scream.